Thomas Schmidt

Thomas "Reid" Schmidt passed away suddenly by natural causes. A rosary service for Reid will be held at St. Anthony's Church Wednesday, November 2 at 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Thursday, November 3, also at St. Anthony's Church. Reid was born to Jody and Phil Schmidt on March 17, 1987 in Casper, Wyoming. He attended Crest Hill elementary, Casper Classical Academy and graduated from NCHS in 2005. He put himself through his higher education, receiving an associate's degree in computer sciences at Casper College. At a very early age, it was easy to see that his heart was bigger than his body. He was a very caring person who loved his family unconditionally and served as its' protector. Reid was very loyal to his family. Even through normal family discourse he would always end a conversation with "I love you". Naturally lighthearted, Reid would try to lighten the mood with some relevant funny quip when he saw people in stages of stress. This helped his Dad a lot, created havoc for his sisters, and just made the day better. Reid called his mother daily and those calls would frequently end with her " a laugh'n and a giggl'n". Reid started working at Greiner/Schmidt Motors at about the age of six. He, with his siblings, got to pick up trash and take care of the grounds. As he continued working at the dealership, Reid filled many positions, with his last contribution being Manager of Information Technologies. Reid had no mentor in this position. As the dealerships grew, he was able to step in to the position as a result of his own hard work. This is no boast, he developed an integrated computer and phone system for three busy new car dealerships that had vendors wondering why their huge staffs could not accomplish what this one person did. It was well known at the dealerships that when you needed help with something, whether it be coordinating contractors, knowing where something was, or what had been done in the past to correct something, he was the "go - to" person. Reid did not walk the halls of the dealerships, he ran. Reid became his dad's partner in travel to many meetings. Not only was his companionship pleasurable, but his knowledge of how things worked, whether in practice or how it could be, was invaluable. When spending company money (or money on himself for that matter), there wasn't a penny he couldn't pinch! He was a huge part of the success of the family business. At the time of his death he had been recently hired by Lithia, the new Ford dealership owner, as an IT Project Manager. Reid was the type of person that was always learning something new and then sharing those things with you. He would tell you attributes of different commercial planes, the best locations and types of an eclipse, things related to medical advances and on, and on, and on, and on. At the time of his death he was making his own phone system, emulating the needs of large, big brand, multi-user systems. He would spend time with his younger brothers talking about cars, computer gaming, or something techno-geek. To this end, Reid helped his brother James rebuild his 1981 GMC truck and mined bit coins with his brother Nate. He enjoyed being out on a 4 wheeler, snow boarding, and experiencing the adventures that travel provided. On a recent trip he was able to be with his sister Allyson in San Francisco touring Lucas Films, and the Apple and Google campuses. Allyson and Reid were close in age which made their communications special and beneficial to the growth of the family as a whole. Reid helped others. A friend of his had been tragically injured while in high school. Reid helped him on a frequent basis and aided him in his "diploma walk". He helped the many organizations his mother was involved in providing free IT assistance or providing silent auction certificates for his expertise. He was on a good path of understanding his place in helping the social needs of the community at large. A special gift he gave his little sister, Madelyn, was her birth date. Long story, but her birth date is one day after his. This led to the annual battle of who got to pick the type of cake and meal at their shared celebrations. Reid lost his best friend, his brother Evan in 1999. He was also predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Russ and Betty McIntire, and his uncle, Greg McIntire. He is survived by his mother and father, Jody and Phil Schmidt, big sister, Allyson, younger sister Madelyn, and younger brothers James and Nathan. As flowers wilt with time, in honor of Reid, please consider giving the lasting gift of money or time to those agencies which can provide for the health and welfare of the people of Casper. Some people stay in our lives of awhile, leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never, ever the same.

Service

Thursday, November 3, 2016 10:00am

St. Anthony's Catholic Church

7th and Center

Casper, Wyoming 82601

Visitation

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 7:00pm

St. Anthony's Catholic Church

7th and Center

Casper, Wyoming 82601